An early morning sports news update.

People in Marlborough are being asked whether their council should borrow $110 million to build key infrastructure ahead of new Cook Strait ferries. Samantha Gee reports.

Catch up with the latest headlines from around the world with RNZ's Alice Wilkins.

The government is introducing bigger fines for businesses that mislead shoppers. Non-compliant businesses will face penalties of up to $5million. Consumer NZ chief executive Jon Duffy spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Hantavirus contact case quarantined in Pitcairn. Typhoon impacts force early school closure in Northern Marianas. No surprises for Pacific in Australia's Budget. Air Rarotonga prepares to welcome its first female pilot.

A hantavirus 'contact' case has been quarantined in Pitcairn after a short transit in Tahiti over the weekend.

The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Public School System has decided to end the 2025-2026 school year a month early instead of reopening campuses after the devastation caused by Category 5 Super Typhoon Sinlaku.

Australia has rolled out it's federal budget for the 2026/27 fiscal year.

The latest news and sport from RNZ Pacific.

At just 23 years old, Cook Islander Isabel Drollet Macdonald is preparing to make history as the first female pilot for Air Rarotonga.